Gian Carlo Minardi has slammed as “absurd” F1’s efforts to turn up the volume of the new turbo V6 engines. Mercedes fitted an unseemly, trombone-shaped exhaust to its car at ...
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Lauda furious as Red Bull drop name from F1 circuit
Niki Lauda has hit out at Red Bull for dropping his name from a corner at the returning Austrian grand prix venue. Now called the Red Bull Ring, the former ...
Read More »Pirelli could ease new ‘conservative’ approach
Pirelli has admitted it may ease its newly conservative approach to formula one. Initially tasked by Bernie Ecclestone to spice up the racing action, the Italian marque endured an horrific ...
Read More »Smaller teams less committed to F1 – Ecclestone
Bernie Ecclestone has hit back at criticism of F1’s new ‘Strategy Group’. The decision-making group features only six of the sport’s eleven competing teams — powerful Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull ...
Read More »Lotus hits back after Renault pay claims
Lotus team owner Gerard Lopez has hit out at Renault, after the F1 engine supplier revealed some of its customers are behind in payments. Although Renault chief Jean-Michel Jalinier’s comments ...
Read More »Vettel ‘working for his money’ in 2014 – Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo is enjoying the moment as he shows a clean pair of heels to F1’s reigning quadruple world champion. Early in 2014, Red Bull’s fresh-faced newcomer Ricciardo settled in ...
Read More »Ecclestone, Gribkowsky ‘battled for F1 control’ – witness
Bernie Ecclestone and Gerhard Gribkowsky clashed over “control” of formula one. That was the testimony on Wednesday offered in court by investigative author Tom Bower, who in 2011 wrote a ...
Read More »Mattiacci’s silence ‘deafening’
Marco Mattiacci is officially the lowest-profile team boss in F1, two respected correspondents have declared. Just ahead of the Chinese grand prix last month, Stefano Domenicali quit Ferrari, with president ...
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